Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

41-2021 Counter and Rental Clerks

Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment. Excludes "Fast Food and Counter Workers" (35-3023), "Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks" (43-4081), "Order Clerks" (43-4151), and "Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks" (43-4181).

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National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks
Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks
Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks

National estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
368,300	1.3 %	$ 16.68	$ 34,700	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 9.99	$ 12.28	$ 14.84	$ 19.21	$ 25.75
Annual Wage (2)	$ 20,780	$ 25,540	$ 30,870	$ 39,960	$ 53,550

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Industry profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Real Estate	109,960	6.66	$ 16.33	$ 33,970
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	50,650	26.00	$ 15.67	$ 32,590
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	36,300	11.64	$ 16.25	$ 33,800
Automobile Dealers	34,830	2.91	$ 22.29	$ 46,370
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	28,740	11.29	$ 13.41	$ 27,890

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	50,650	26.00	$ 15.67	$ 32,590
Rental and leasing services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only)	36,300	11.64	$ 16.25	$ 33,800
Drycleaning and Laundry Services	28,740	11.29	$ 13.41	$ 27,890
Real Estate	109,960	6.66	$ 16.33	$ 33,970
Automobile Dealers	34,830	2.91	$ 22.29	$ 46,370

Top paying industries for Counter and Rental Clerks:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only)	50	0.01	$ 30.12	$ 62,650
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing	30	0.02	$ 27.91	$ 58,060
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	(8)	(8)	$ 22.80	$ 47,420
Automobile Dealers	34,830	2.91	$ 22.29	$ 46,370
Nonresidential Building Construction	50	0.01	$ 21.85	$ 45,450

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Geographic profile for Counter and Rental Clerks:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Counter and Rental Clerks are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Counter and Rental Clerks, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	74,340	4.52	1.71	$ 18.08	$ 37,600
Texas	36,010	2.98	1.12	$ 16.94	$ 35,240
Florida	25,540	3.02	1.14	$ 14.82	$ 30,830
New York	15,930	1.83	0.69	$ 17.27	$ 35,920
Washington	12,860	4.03	1.52	$ 19.39	$ 40,330

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	74,340	4.52	1.71	$ 18.08	$ 37,600
Arkansas	4,970	4.22	1.59	$ 14.57	$ 30,300
Washington	12,860	4.03	1.52	$ 19.39	$ 40,330
Colorado	10,240	3.97	1.50	$ 19.88	$ 41,360
Nevada	4,340	3.47	1.31	$ 16.43	$ 34,180

Top paying states for Counter and Rental Clerks:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts	5,320	1.59	0.60	$ 20.34	$ 42,310
Arizona	4,990	1.76	0.66	$ 20.05	$ 41,710
Colorado	10,240	3.97	1.50	$ 19.88	$ 41,360
District of Columbia	700	1.01	0.38	$ 19.54	$ 40,650
Oregon	4,900	2.71	1.02	$ 19.45	$ 40,450

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	27,330	4.69	1.77	$ 16.51	$ 34,340
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	17,130	1.94	0.73	$ 17.51	$ 36,430
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	11,280	3.14	1.19	$ 16.80	$ 34,950
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	9,170	3.09	1.17	$ 18.09	$ 37,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	8,910	3.82	1.44	$ 19.76	$ 41,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	8,780	6.27	2.37	$ 17.90	$ 37,230
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	8,370	4.28	1.62	$ 20.06	$ 41,730
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,980	3.18	1.20	$ 14.05	$ 29,230
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	7,880	2.99	1.13	$ 14.96	$ 31,110
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,810	1.79	0.68	$ 15.45	$ 32,140

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Counter and Rental Clerks:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	8,780	6.27	2.37	$ 17.90	$ 37,230
Chico, CA	450	6.18	2.33	$ 17.04	$ 35,450
Muskegon, MI	330	6.11	2.31	$ 13.77	$ 28,630
Hot Springs, AR	210	5.99	2.26	$ 12.99	$ 27,020
Hattiesburg, MS	360	5.99	2.26	$ 12.63	$ 26,260
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA	5,650	5.83	2.20	$ 18.78	$ 39,060
Sherman-Denison, TX	260	5.77	2.18	$ 17.77	$ 36,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI	380	5.60	2.12	$ 17.05	$ 35,460
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	740	5.54	2.09	$ 19.33	$ 40,200
Hinesville, GA	100	5.49	2.07	$ 12.82	$ 26,660